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$14 million buyout, Will TX fire Shaka?

163 - 56 is pretty successful. That and he went to the tournament every year at VCU after the final four year ( 4 years ).
I don’t believe his system is going to work at most P5 D1 schools though.

Eh he won against bottom feeders. Never won a league title at VCU.

He’s a one hit wonder who had a tourney run with a swarm and hack style conducive to a tournament setting
 
Shaka is not going anywhere.

Mainly because there is not anyone else out there that is worth the risk.
Most people are preoccupied with football and baseball.
Basketball has about an one month window.


This Texas team is all over the place.
They can play with anyone but they can lose to anyone.

The growth with Ramey and Coleman is huge.
Don't know if Kerwin Roach will play again but these last two games Jase Febres has taken a major jump.

I think Texas needs to change some assistants.
Smart needs someone with experience developing players.
Hepa and Hamm should get more playing time.
Hamm is a beast. A 6-8 jumper. Would be getting 10-15 minutes on every team in the conference.
Players just don't mature fast enough under Smart.
Unless they are Ramey and come in with that killer instinct.

I still say Texas can make a Sweet 16 run depending on the brackets.
Best case scenario is they make a run in the Big XII tournament and get in as a 7 or fall down to a 10 or 11.

8/9 line will be tough.


If only Hayes, Roach and Osetkowski leave.

Texas can be a legit Top 10 team in 2019-2020 with Coleman, Ramey, Sims and Febres.
If they dump Shaka, maybe. He sucks ass.
 
If they dump Shaka, maybe. He sucks ass.

Next year...
What Smart wants to run will be there.

If Liddell, Hepa and Hamm make huge jumps.
Andrew Jones is back
Ramey, Coleman and Febres.
Sims will start again.

Kai Jones is another future lottery pick
Then you have Will Baker


If Texas goes on a run they will taste success and are set up perfectly for next year.
Top 15 for sure
Probably Top 10 team
 
Eh he won against bottom feeders. Never won a league title at VCU.

He’s a one hit wonder who had a tourney run with a swarm and hack style conducive to a tournament setting

He is adjusting.

Shaka Smart isn't a round peg in square hole guy.

The offense looks totally different this year.
Has been for the last month one of the most efficient offenses in the Big XII.

They played a lot of small ball against Iowa St.
Used 4 guards. Coleman and Febres responded.

They need Hamm.
If he can develop a shot and play defense.
Texas could be scary next year.
He is a 6-8 leaper.
 
He is adjusting.

Shaka Smart isn't a round peg in square hole guy.

The offense looks totally different this year.
Has been for the last month one of the most efficient offenses in the Big XII.

They played a lot of small ball against Iowa St.
Used 4 guards. Coleman and Febres responded.

They need Hamm.
If he can develop a shot and play defense.
Texas could be scary next year.
He is a 6-8 leaper.

You also think Shaka is in Billy Donovan’s tier. You have zero credibility. Texas sucks.
 
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You also think Shaka is in Billy Donovan’s tier. You have zero credibility. Texas sucks.

Said only person I would replace Shaka Smart with is Billy Donovan.
Donovan is the only person who could coach in college that would run the system better.

The comparsion between Donovan and Smart was made because it took Donovan a few years to get the wheels going at Florida.

Smart is at the point in his fourth year that he needs a good run.
Texas on the 7/10 line could make a Sweet 16 run.
 
Said only person I would replace Shaka Smart with is Billy Donovan.
Donovan is the only person who could coach in college that would run the system better.

The comparsion between Donovan and Smart was made because it took Donovan a few years to get the wheels going at Florida.

Smart is at the point in his fourth year that he needs a good run.
Texas on the 7/10 line could make a Sweet 16 run.

The comparison of Smart to Donovan was trash. Donovan is twice the coach Smart is. Stop being such a homer.
 
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The comparison of Smart to Donovan was trash. Donovan is twice the coach Smart is. Stop being such a homer.

It is a similar system.
Smart has had to adjust due to rule changes.

The level of coaching in Texas is improving but still the level of high basketball IQ is not there at the high school level.
Texas needs a system in place for highly athletic players.

I think Smart could get Texas to the level they were from 2001-2009.

He most likely will land Greg Brown in 2020.
2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Texas is set up for success
 
It is a similar system.
Smart has had to adjust due to rule changes.

The level of coaching in Texas is improving but still the level of high basketball IQ is not there at the high school level.
Texas needs a system in place for highly athletic players.

I think Smart could get Texas to the level they were from 2001-2009.

He most likely will land Greg Brown in 2020.
2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Texas is set up for success

lol
 
Texas has 3 losses to teams outside the Kenpom top 100. Good thing they only lost to Georgia (2-14 in the SEC) by 10 so they could stay in the elite conversation, though.
 
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Zero rumors that Buzz is unhappy at VT. Buzz is just a dude that isn’t going to be anywhere longer than 5-6 years. He’s a unique personality.

He will end up at Texas or A&M this offseason to be closer to home.
Buzz may end up in Texas in the long run but 1,000,000 to 1 it’s NOT this year and it’s not at Texas down the road. Shaka will be successful next year and for years to come.
 
The end of the year will say a lot...
Texas truthfully should have won every game since the middle of January.
That Georgia game lit a fire under them

But they found some way to lose.
Been like that for the last 2 years.

They are blowing teams out or they are losing close games.

That is on Coleman.
Coleman should have developed into a leader already.
Maybe he has without Roach.


If Andrew Jones is back to being Jones next year.

Texas could have 4 legit guards.
5 depending on Donovan Williams.
I think he can play as a freshman
 
It is a similar system.
Smart has had to adjust due to rule changes.

The level of coaching in Texas is improving but still the level of high basketball IQ is not there at the high school level.
Texas needs a system in place for highly athletic players.

I think Smart could get Texas to the level they were from 2001-2009.

He most likely will land Greg Brown in 2020.
2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Texas is set up for success


You think they’ll land Brown? I’d heard he wanted to go outside of Texas. There’s been some mutual interest witn Brown and Texas Tech but some people who are around him made it sound like he wanted to head out of state.
 
The Kevin Durant connection is too hard to resist for a kid in Austin.
He even patterns his game after KD


Makes sense. He’s a good one for sure.

Honestly, the Big 12 needs UT to be good. The lack of high profile teams isn’t doing us any favors.
 
With the new state of the art facilities opening next year and Buzz Williams rumored to be unhappy at VT i'd think this is clearly already in the works on the downlow.

KU was hard after Jarrett Allen, Miles Turner and Mo Bamba

1. Buzz Williams
2, Chris Beard
3. Kelvin Sampson ( Probably the best coach )

354. Gregg Marsh ( if you wanna fubar ur team for a decade )
And isn't pretty much everything legal now that Kelvin Sampson got in trouble for?
 
No one wants greggggg now, but the wife definitely doesn’t help. He’s a douche as well.

But he’s cached in at WSU even though they’re back to being a nobody since they play in a better conference and don’t have the talent they did during the run.
Marshall's wife can't leave Kansas. It's just too beautiful of a thing to witness and hear about on the news on occasion. She needs to stay here. I can't believe he hasn't ditched her.
 
Marshall's wife can't leave Kansas. It's just too beautiful of a thing to witness and hear about on the news on occasion. She needs to stay here. I can't believe he hasn't ditched her.

He’s probably terrified of her.
 
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